It seems as if the screen genre has always been around, but there's a current resurgence - witness "Sons of Anarchy" on TV and the movie "Hell Ride." For today's cover story, Peter Hartlaub examines the phenomenon, including a list of the best, worst and weirdest biker movies, who looked great (Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape") and lousy (Henry Winkler as the Fonz) on a motorcycle, and a Q&A with frequent biker actor and "Sons of Anarchy" cast member William Lucking. Hartlaub's stories begin on Page 16.

In Scenes, Rachel Howard looks at the 20th anniversary home season of the Axis Dance Company, a pioneer in dance pieces that combine the talents of disabled and able-bodied dancers (Page 20).

With the new James Bond flick "Quantum of Solace" opening Friday, Hartlaub riffs on the worst of the Bond franchise in Screens (Page 24) and Michael Ordoña has a few questions for the current Bond, Daniel Craig (Page 25). Also in Screens: Sandip Roy interviews director Danny Boyle about "Slumdog Millionaire," a movie about an Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (Page 26); and Delfin Vigil quizzes Paul Rudd about "Role Models," the new comedy that the actor co-wrote and stars in (Page 28).

David Rubien's Sounds story may get you thinking a little differently about the ukulele. He interviews uke virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, whose version of the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" has gotten 3 million hits on YouTube. Rubien's story on Shimabukuro, who closes the San Francisco Jazz Festival today, is on Page 40. Also in Sounds: Aidin Vaziri talks with TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe about the band and the front man's acting foray (Pop Quiz, Page 43).